The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1887-11-03
ALL OVER THE STATE.
Interesting Topics Gathered From Tn
sentfners Exchanges, and Boiled Dow
for It's Busy Readers


Interestins Topics Gathered From The
sentfnePs Exchanges, and Beiled Down
| for It's Busy Readers.
Fair at Fayetteville next week,
Nov 9th 10th and 18th.
A prisoner fred the Ashe county
Jail last week and burned it up.
Oxford offers 5000 bonus to any
one who will put up nice brick ho-
tel.
The Daisy Churn, made at Shelby
took the diploma at tho Piedmont ex-
position.
Nash county has recently gained
100000 stock company, mining for
gold.
Governor Scales has decided not TO
sell the stock of the A. & N. G. r. r.,
nor to allow mortgage to be put on
it for its extension to Fayetteville.
Messrs. J. B. and w. A. Erwin,
from Asheville, who were injured in
the railroad accident last week on the
Air Line Railroad, are improving.
Two justices of the peace tired to
practice law in Chatham county, and
the judge fined them 5000 each. They
have appealed to the Supreme Court
The SENTINEL is glad to know that
Mr.. Thos. Dixon, the talented young
Baptist divine, now Of Goldsboro, has
been called both to New York and
Boston, at salary Of $4,000.
Friends of Mr.. r. K. Bryan, former
| ly editor of the Newton Enterprise,
wit sympethyze with him in the loss
of his own, his wife's and his sons
eyesight.
Mr.. Arthur Winslow, of Raleigh,
has been appointed to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation OF Prof.
Comstock from the geological survey
Of the State of Arkansas.
Mr. 4. n. Butts, of Durham, is the
best guesser in the State. At the
State Fair he guessed the number of
see eds in a pumpkin, 612, ana received
a $50 organ for his smartness.
A $4,000 stock company has been
organized i'll Nash county for develop
ing the Mann-Arrigton gold mine.
The ore yields $40 to $50 per ton and
they propose to begin operations with
"a twenty stamp mill.
Last Wednesday Mr.. f. NJ. Jor-
dan, of Transylvania county, went to
Laurens, S. G. to sell his cabbages.
While on his way he was attacked by
negroes, knocked senseless and robbed
of 1855.
President Cleveland while in Ashe-
vile drew a check to Capt. McBee,
superintendent of the Western North
Carolina Railroad, for 5000 to pay for
the privilege of running his train over
the Piedmont Air Line. There's moth
ing of the dead beat stripe about
| Grover.
One Of the best evidences that
North Carolina is attracting attention
the world over is the fact that gen.
tleman from Congo Free States, South
Africa, was in Raleigh last week desi-
ring to ascertain if he could secure
and ship to South Africa, house mate
rial prepared, the lumber creosoted,
to withstand the ravages of the white
ants. The N. G. Car Company, to
which he made application, will give
him all possible inducements.-State
Chronicle.
Shelby aurora: A Shelby farmer,
on three measured acres of light land,
with 1878 worth of fertilizer compost,
made this yeaI 1861 bushels of meas
ured corn this at 80 cents per bushel,
with $40 worth of fodder and tops,
madc $500 total. The peas raised
paid for the cost of the fertilizer. Mr..
John A. Ware also made on the same
tract ITO gallons of evaporated molas
ses ON nearly an acre; also on three
eghths of an acre he made 81 gal
ons of molasses
The Richmond State says that
North Carolina is well represented at
the Fair, and that the Edgecombe
Guards, under the command of Capt.
Jeffries presented a fine appearance.
An old tattered and battles, AIRED flag
of the Thirteenth North Carolina in
fantry was suspended across Franklin
street, between Seventh and Eighth
streets. AS the old Confederates
passed under it they uncovered their
heads.
AS an emblematic representation of
the generosity OF the man we will say
that Mr.. j. S. Carr has paid to the
Graded School 5000, one halt of the
school tax, Notwithstanding the litiga-
ton pending in the Supreme Court.
Furthermore, he sent five tons of coal
to the school His conscience and
the best wishes of the little children
will be the most appropriate souvenir.
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